Domains Help

About .pw Domains

Radix is the sponsor and CentralNic is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .pw extension that represents Palau, but it also stands for "professional web" and can serve as an online identity for professionals.

Who can register .pw domains?

Anyone can register .pw domain names.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .pw domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 3 - 63 characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 3rd or 4th characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1-10 years
  • Renewal length: 1-10 years
    • Your .pw domain renews on its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal on its expiration date. If the first renewal attempt fails and you do not manually renew, we'll park the domain.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain and you do not manually renew it by the 40th day after the expiration date, the domain will be canceled and removed from your account.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
  • Domain Privacy: Supported
  • Domain Protection: Supported
  • CashParking: Not Supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 2-13 nameservers
  • Can use: DNSSEC, IPv4, IPV6
  • Cannot use: Vanity nameservers

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

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